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RFC 1738 - 3.4.2 Specifying URLs for Gopher Search Engines

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### 3.4.2 Specifying URLs for Gopher Search Engines

If the URL refers to a search to be submitted to a Gopher search engine, the selector is followed by an encoded tab (%09) and the search string. To submit a search to a Gopher search engine, the Gopher client sends the <selector> string (after decoding), a tab, and the search string to the Gopher server.

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RFC 1738 - 3.4.2 Specifying URLs for Gopher Search Engines